My advice: Have two weeks of food on hand. If you live in a bad neighborhood, purchase a firearm for defense and a few boxes of ammo. Install good deadbolts. Have a fire extinguisher, smoke detector, and CO detector. Once you have this, pay off the credit card debt. The interest on credit card debt can eat you alive. Every $1,000 in interest you save down the road can be used to purchase preps.

It’s a cliché, but being in debt is like being a slave. You need to free yourself first.

A company specializing in computer hacking into other companies was hacked. They were selling spyware to governments, police agencies, and anybody else who wanted to infiltrate your computer and spy on you.
Here’s a look into the strange world of computer hacking.

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In An Instant. This is a TV show about survival situations. This episode is about surviving a shootout.

This officer showed incredible composure and presence of mind.

Good lessons:

1) Lock your reinforced doors. The older gentleman wouldn’t have been murdered if he had a door that couldn’t have been easily kicked in.

2) Forget the BS about a handgun being something to fight your way to a rifle. Real shootouts aren’t Doom. The officer had an AR-15 in his trunk. He was behind his trunk. He had his keys. The shootout lasted for minutes. He couldn’t get to his AR-15. The weapon you start a shootout with is the weapon you’ll end the shootout with.

3) Pay attention to your instincts. Why was the guy adjusting his mirror? Why was the guy parked in this spot overlooking the store? When the officer had a bad feeling, he should have listened to his inner voice. Stop and don’t continue on as usual. Let the inner voice register.

4) Shoot and Move: Remembering that saved the officers life. If you’re under fire, get to cover immediately.

6) If you take a prisoner or detain someone, don’t allow them back into an unsecured environment where they could have a weapon. Taken by surprise, the bad guy put his hands up and got out of his car. He had an open container of alcohol. That’s enough reason to cuff him and have him sit down outside. The officer instead let his guard down, because he thought the guy was just sitting in his car drinking. He wanted to let the guy be more comfortable. The officer let him back into the car where he had a gun.

It’s another cliché, but in horror movies, a young guy hears a noise, investigates, and after a bit of tension sees a cat. He relaxes his guard and gets an axe in the head. Just because somebody puts their hands up and appears to comply doesn’t mean the situation is over. Don’t lower your guard prematurely.

There’s not much to say. Readers of this blog and preppers know we can’t always rely on modern banking systems. Stock supplies. Food in particular. Keep cash on hand.

It’s not much more than political theater, but as citizens of Greece vote “yes” or “no” to adopting more “austerity measures,” reality votes you can’t spend what you don’t have and you can’t live above your means.

Not surprising. When was the last time you purchased a Colt firearm? Colt 1911s are great, but so are Springfield Armory 45 automatics. Colt AR-15s are nice, but so are Armalite ones. As nice as the 45 Colt Single Action Army is, if you’re in the market for a single action revolver to actually shoot, Rugers are a better choice.

The 357 Python and 22 LR Diamondback revolvers are the best in the world. Count yourself lucky if you own one. If you’re like most shooters, money doesn’t grow on trees (and isn’t handed out by Germans). We go with Smith & Wessons or even the Taurus.

As Colt’s best became more and more expensive, they moved them to “special” status and charged even more. I passed on SSAs at $400. Three times that? Forget about it.

What about the classic Woodsman 22? Not even available, but still inferior to a simple Ruger standard pistol for less money. The stub nose Detective 38 special? People with CCWs carry autoloaders today.

If it hadn’t been for government contracts, Colt would have been bankrupt years ago. Don’t worry though. I’m sure a Chinese company can buy them out and re-introduce a new line of Colts with MIM parts.

Do you have any Colts in your collection? I don’t anymore. If you could only own one Colt firearm, what would they be? The three I’d like the most: a 22 LR Diamondback, a Colt Combat Commander in 45 ACP, and a Detective Special. Those were my favorite Colts back in the day.